- Diamantina National Park
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Diamantina National Park IUCN Category II (National Park)Nearest town/city Bedourie Coordinates 23°21′26″S 141°08′10″E / 23.35722°S 141.13611°ECoordinates: 23°21′26″S 141°08′10″E / 23.35722°S 141.13611°E Area 507,000 ha Established 1993 Managing authorities Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service Official site Diamantina National Park Diamantina National Park is a national park in the Channel Country of south west Queensland, Australia, 1278 km west of Brisbane. Like the Diamantina River that flows through it, it is named for Lady Diamantina Bowen, wife of Sir George Ferguson Bowen, the first Governor of Queensland.
Established in 1993 with an area of 507,000 ha, Diamnatina National Park received an award in March 2007 from the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) for being among the top 10 reserves of the decade. Recognition was given for the successful efforts to protect the bilby, an endangered mammal native to Australia. [1]
Livestock was removed from the park in 1998.[2]
Parts of the park contain traditional aboriginal lands. These are noted for their food resources and numerous habitation sites. Aboriginals would roam the area, moving from the sandhills and gibber country in the wet season and returning to permanent water in the dry season.[2]
Birds
With Astrebla Downs National Park, Diamantina National Park forms part of the 7627 km2 Diamantina and Astrebla Grasslands Important Bird Area, identified by BirdLife International as such because it is one of few sites known for the critically endangered Night Parrot. It also supports globally important populations of the Plains-wanderer, Australian Bustard, Straw-necked Ibis, White-necked Heron, Inland Dotterel, Bourke's Parrot, Black and Pied Honeyeaters, Gibberbird, Hall's Babbler, Chestnut-breasted Quail-thrush, Cinnamon Quail-thrush and Spinifexbird.[3]
See also
Notes
- ^ Queensland parks recognised as among best in Australia. 28 March 2007. Retrieved on 31 March 2007.
- ^ a b Environmental Protection Agency (Queensland) (2002). Heritage Trails of the Queensland Outback. State of Queensland. pp. 141. ISBN 0-7345-1040-3.
- ^ "IBA: Diamantina and Astrebla Grasslands". Birdata. Birds Australia. http://www.birdata.com.au/iba.vm. Retrieved 2011-06-18.
Categories:- IUCN Category II
- National parks of Queensland
- Protected areas established in 1993
- 1993 establishments in Australia
- Important Bird Areas of Australia
- Queensland protected area stubs
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